Sincere religion spells freedom—freedom from vice, from all injustice and want of charity. There is no absolute freedom. You must be free from vice and subject to virtue,…
I do not wish to do so. Christ was at once God and man. In His created human nature He had deliberately subjected Himself to God's will. But,…
St. Paul declares that he personally laid the foundations of a particular branch of the Church at Corinth. But Christ had founded the whole Church upon Peter. Each…
Spinoza's objection is not valid. He fails to distinguish between God's essential constitution, which is necessary to His being, and His free operations resulting in created things. If…
Outside the Catholic Church, yes. The Protestant principle, "Do not be toI3 by the Catholic Church what to think on religion, but be free to think for yourself,"…
The term servile refers, not to the time spent in the work, but to the nature of the work. If the work is of a servile nature in…
He has never dispensed from such laws as involve the principles of natural morality. The violation of some laws is wrong because God has forbidden a thing, or…
That they prefer to give their hearts entirely to Christ rather than to any earthly lover. As the ordinary wedding ring signifies that a woman has vowed absolute…
You have been taught wrongly. Scripture itself denies that it is the only rule of faith. The last verse of St. John's Gospel tells us that not all…
Love of my mother would take me to the funeral; love of God would prevent me from joining in the rites of a false religion. Radio Replies Volume…
Sincere religion spells freedom—freedom from vice, from all injustice and want of charity. There is no absolute freedom. You must be free from vice and subject to virtue, or free from virtue and subject to vice. Radio Replies Volume 1 by Rev. Dr. Leslie Rumble MSC and Rev. Charles Mortimer Carty
I do not wish to do so. Christ was at once God and man. In His created human nature He had deliberately subjected Himself to God’s will. But, since in Him there was but the one personality, He had to use the personal pronoun “I,” whether referring to His divinity or to His humanity. If
You cannot deny His words9 “The Father is greater than I.” Read More »
St. Paul declares that he personally laid the foundations of a particular branch of the Church at Corinth. But Christ had founded the whole Church upon Peter. Each must take care how he builds, and St. Paul took care that the Church at Corinth would be in full accordance with the universal Church founded upon
Spinoza’s objection is not valid. He fails to distinguish between God’s essential constitution, which is necessary to His being, and His free operations resulting in created things. If God’s creating operations were necessary, Spinoza would be right. But God did not create in order to acquire perfection necessary to Himself. He created to bestow perfections
Outside the Catholic Church, yes. The Protestant principle, “Do not be toI3 by the Catholic Church what to think on religion, but be free to think for yourself,” is proving fatal to Protestantism. Men have simply asserted their freedom to think Protestantism itself, and indeed all religion, useless. Catholics, who do not accept the principles
Is not rationalism on the increase, people becoming indifferent to your Christianity? Read More »
The term servile refers, not to the time spent in the work, but to the nature of the work. If the work is of a servile nature in itself, it cannot be done even for ten minutes without genuine necessity. If not servile of its very nature, it would not become servile if done for
Would work for an hour he servile, but not for ten minutes? Read More »
He has never dispensed from such laws as involve the principles of natural morality. The violation of some laws is wrong because God has forbidden a thing, or commanded some disciplinary measures. But contraception is not wrong because God forbids it. Rather God has forbidden it because it is wrong in itself; and God could
God dispensed from other laws given to the Jews. Read More »
That they prefer to give their hearts entirely to Christ rather than to any earthly lover. As the ordinary wedding ring signifies that a woman has vowed absolute and permanent fidelity to her husband, so the ring worn by a Nun signifies that she has vowed fidelity to her vocation of poverty, chastity and obedience.
What does the silver ring worn by Nuns mean? Read More »
You have been taught wrongly. Scripture itself denies that it is the only rule of faith. The last verse of St. John’s Gospel tells us that not all concerning Our Lord’s work is contained in Scripture. St. Paul tells us over and over again that much of Christian teaching is to be found in tradition.
Love of my mother would take me to the funeral; love of God would prevent me from joining in the rites of a false religion. Radio Replies Volume 1 by Rev. Dr. Leslie Rumble MSC and Rev. Charles Mortimer Carty
You would love your mother so little whilst pretending to love God! Read More »
